David Taylor
@davidataylor.bsky.social
Writer, reader, walker. Producer of the Signal award-winning People’s Recorder podcast. Fulbright Scholar, Hawthornden Fellow
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"I think Abigail Adams is one of the most admirable Americans, ever." - DAVID MCCULLOUGH, John Adams: The case of the missing monument, Presidential #Presidential #AbigailAdams #HappyBirthdayAbigailAdams #DavidMccullough
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"I think Abigail Adams is one of the most admirable Americans, ever." - DAVID MCCULLOUGH, John Adams: The case of the missing monument, Presidential #Presidential #AbigailAdams #HappyBirthdayAbigailAdams #DavidMccullough
“At age 90, Watson told friends he did care how history would see him. He did care what his obituaries would say. He knew his racist and sexist assertions would feature in them. [Nothing] made him reconsider his beliefs, which only seemed to harden with criticism. Now history can reach its verdict.”
Apparently, Begley wrote this piece in preparation for Watson's eventual death.
That's a legendary move, especially since the piece succinctly encapsulates the complicated legacy of an icon in #MolecularBiology.
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That's a legendary move, especially since the piece succinctly encapsulates the complicated legacy of an icon in #MolecularBiology.
🧪 (2/5)
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“At age 90, Watson told friends he did care how history would see him. He did care what his obituaries would say. He knew his racist and sexist assertions would feature in them. [Nothing] made him reconsider his beliefs, which only seemed to harden with criticism. Now history can reach its verdict.”
“Some angry retired miners with black lung are fighting back, demanding that President Donald honor promises he made to the people who voted him in.”
"Former West Virginia coal miners with black lung drove to protest on the steps of the Labor Department...They held up photographs of dead friends and loved ones...On the opposite side of the building, an enormous banner with Trump’s face read 'American Workers First.'”
apnews.com/article/blac...
apnews.com/article/blac...
Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'
Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“Some angry retired miners with black lung are fighting back, demanding that President Donald honor promises he made to the people who voted him in.”
What is the COP30 climate summit, and why does it matter?
Brazil opted to hold COP30 in the Amazon city of Belem – hoping to hoghlight the importance of world forests that remain targets for logging and industries including mining, farming & fossil fuel extraction.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Brazil opted to hold COP30 in the Amazon city of Belem – hoping to hoghlight the importance of world forests that remain targets for logging and industries including mining, farming & fossil fuel extraction.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
What is the COP30 climate summit, and why does it matter?
Every year, the U.N. climate conference conjures hundreds of headlines on global efforts to spare the world from climate catastrophe. This year's begins on Monday in the Brazilian rainforest city of Belem.
www.reuters.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
What is the COP30 climate summit, and why does it matter?
Brazil opted to hold COP30 in the Amazon city of Belem – hoping to hoghlight the importance of world forests that remain targets for logging and industries including mining, farming & fossil fuel extraction.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Brazil opted to hold COP30 in the Amazon city of Belem – hoping to hoghlight the importance of world forests that remain targets for logging and industries including mining, farming & fossil fuel extraction.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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What makes for a meaningful life? 3 @nber.org economists + LLMs put that question to 1300 life stories gathered by the Federal Writers' Project & crunched the numbers.
Click 👇 for the answer..
+ Visit The People's Recorder, still learning from the "giant listening project": www.peoplesrecorder.info
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+ Visit The People's Recorder, still learning from the "giant listening project": www.peoplesrecorder.info
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What makes for a meaningful life? 3 @nber.org economists + LLMs put that question to 1300 life stories gathered by the Federal Writers' Project & crunched the numbers.
Click 👇 for the answer..
+ Visit The People's Recorder, still learning from the "giant listening project": www.peoplesrecorder.info
Click 👇 for the answer..
+ Visit The People's Recorder, still learning from the "giant listening project": www.peoplesrecorder.info
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WaPo puts the Sleepy Trump piece on Page One.
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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
WaPo puts the Sleepy Trump piece on Page One.
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Apparently, Begley wrote this piece in preparation for Watson's eventual death.
That's a legendary move, especially since the piece succinctly encapsulates the complicated legacy of an icon in #MolecularBiology.
🧪 (2/5)
That's a legendary move, especially since the piece succinctly encapsulates the complicated legacy of an icon in #MolecularBiology.
🧪 (2/5)
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Apparently, Begley wrote this piece in preparation for Watson's eventual death.
That's a legendary move, especially since the piece succinctly encapsulates the complicated legacy of an icon in #MolecularBiology.
🧪 (2/5)
That's a legendary move, especially since the piece succinctly encapsulates the complicated legacy of an icon in #MolecularBiology.
🧪 (2/5)
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Billionaire “leader” tells tens of millions of Americans running out of food money: “I don’t want to hear about the affordability.”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Dismisses Affordability Concerns, Insists Prices Are Coming Down
The president said the notion that the GOP performed poorly in the recent elections because of the cost of living is a Democratic “con job.”
www.wsj.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Billionaire “leader” tells tens of millions of Americans running out of food money: “I don’t want to hear about the affordability.”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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“ICE loves to demand our papers but it seems they don’t like it as much when we demand theirs,” said Ginger Quintero-McCall, one of FPF's lawyers in our latest FOIA lawsuit against the immigration agency.
FPF takes ICE to court over dangerous secrecy
FOIA lawsuit targets ICE’s efforts to stop congressional oversight of detention facilities
freedom.press
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“ICE loves to demand our papers but it seems they don’t like it as much when we demand theirs,” said Ginger Quintero-McCall, one of FPF's lawyers in our latest FOIA lawsuit against the immigration agency.
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🎷Get up and get down for higher ed 🎷
Our coalition rejects the compact!
We believe that higher education should be free from partisan interference and billionaire influence including that of Marc Rowan, who spearheaded Trump’s dangerous loyalty oath compact!
@aft.org
Our coalition rejects the compact!
We believe that higher education should be free from partisan interference and billionaire influence including that of Marc Rowan, who spearheaded Trump’s dangerous loyalty oath compact!
@aft.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🎷Get up and get down for higher ed 🎷
Our coalition rejects the compact!
We believe that higher education should be free from partisan interference and billionaire influence including that of Marc Rowan, who spearheaded Trump’s dangerous loyalty oath compact!
@aft.org
Our coalition rejects the compact!
We believe that higher education should be free from partisan interference and billionaire influence including that of Marc Rowan, who spearheaded Trump’s dangerous loyalty oath compact!
@aft.org
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#COP30 negotiators from around the world gather next week in Belém, Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon River. @yessfun.com says it’s a vital opportunity to engage with the Indigenous people who help protect the vast rainforest region. Here’s how to tell their stories: www.sej.org/publications...
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#COP30 negotiators from around the world gather next week in Belém, Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon River. @yessfun.com says it’s a vital opportunity to engage with the Indigenous people who help protect the vast rainforest region. Here’s how to tell their stories: www.sej.org/publications...
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Calling all SEJ members for #SEJ2026 session pitches! Have an idea for a panel, workshop or roundtable? Submit your proposal!
Deadline: Nov. 30
Learn more and submit: www.sej.org/initiatives/...
Not yet a member? Join us: www.sej.org/join
Deadline: Nov. 30
Learn more and submit: www.sej.org/initiatives/...
Not yet a member? Join us: www.sej.org/join
October 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Calling all SEJ members for #SEJ2026 session pitches! Have an idea for a panel, workshop or roundtable? Submit your proposal!
Deadline: Nov. 30
Learn more and submit: www.sej.org/initiatives/...
Not yet a member? Join us: www.sej.org/join
Deadline: Nov. 30
Learn more and submit: www.sej.org/initiatives/...
Not yet a member? Join us: www.sej.org/join
Just landed in Chicago for #sciencewriters2025 with @sciencewriters.org. See you there! Any other @dcswa.bsky.social and @sejorg.bsky.social people coming?
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Just landed in Chicago for #sciencewriters2025 with @sciencewriters.org. See you there! Any other @dcswa.bsky.social and @sejorg.bsky.social people coming?
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This week, join us for a freelance meetup at #ScienceWriters2025 hosted by IIJ leader Erika Hayasaki! RSVP here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket... @sciencewriters.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This week, join us for a freelance meetup at #ScienceWriters2025 hosted by IIJ leader Erika Hayasaki! RSVP here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket... @sciencewriters.org
What makes for a meaningful life? 3 @nber.org economists + LLMs put that question to 1300 life stories gathered by the Federal Writers' Project & crunched the numbers.
Click 👇 for the answer..
+ Visit The People's Recorder, still learning from the "giant listening project": www.peoplesrecorder.info
Click 👇 for the answer..
+ Visit The People's Recorder, still learning from the "giant listening project": www.peoplesrecorder.info
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What makes for a meaningful life? 3 @nber.org economists + LLMs put that question to 1300 life stories gathered by the Federal Writers' Project & crunched the numbers.
Click 👇 for the answer..
+ Visit The People's Recorder, still learning from the "giant listening project": www.peoplesrecorder.info
Click 👇 for the answer..
+ Visit The People's Recorder, still learning from the "giant listening project": www.peoplesrecorder.info
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🚨BREAKING: Maine voters rejected a Republican-backed ballot initiative Tuesday that would have imposed new photo ID rules and severely limited mail-in voting — a decisive win for voting rights advocates who said the measure threatened to upend the state’s tradition of accessible elections.
Maine Rejects Anti-Voting Ballot Measure, Reaffirms Voting Access
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
🚨BREAKING: Maine voters rejected a Republican-backed ballot initiative Tuesday that would have imposed new photo ID rules and severely limited mail-in voting — a decisive win for voting rights advocates who said the measure threatened to upend the state’s tradition of accessible elections.
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Polls close in Virginia in 45 minutes (7 p.m.), but don't leave if you are still waiting in line at 7 — you will be allowed to vote!
Casting your ballot: Answers to frequent questions about voting in Virginia
And what to do if you're turned away at the polls.
www.vpm.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Polls close in Virginia in 45 minutes (7 p.m.), but don't leave if you are still waiting in line at 7 — you will be allowed to vote!
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"Like my stories, the songs are pulled from a lot of different genres and time periods."
Emily Mitchell shared a playlist for her story collection The Church of Divine Electricity at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/04/e...
Emily Mitchell shared a playlist for her story collection The Church of Divine Electricity at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/04/e...
November 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"Like my stories, the songs are pulled from a lot of different genres and time periods."
Emily Mitchell shared a playlist for her story collection The Church of Divine Electricity at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/04/e...
Emily Mitchell shared a playlist for her story collection The Church of Divine Electricity at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/04/e...
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Protecting people's health care is worth fighting for. Stopping our health care system from going into a death spiral is worth fighting for. People want Democrats to stand for something.
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Protecting people's health care is worth fighting for. Stopping our health care system from going into a death spiral is worth fighting for. People want Democrats to stand for something.
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Happy Election Day, Virginia! Looking for our election coverage today? You can find it all here 👇🏼
Virginia's 2025 elections by VPM News
VPM News provides comprehensive election coverage across local, state, and national races, ensuring you stay updated on every significant electoral event.
www.vpm.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Happy Election Day, Virginia! Looking for our election coverage today? You can find it all here 👇🏼
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We've just published the most comprehensive study of news creators to date covering 24 countries. Authored by Nic Newman @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social, it identifies the most mentioned in each country
📱Report buff.ly/bL6y8Hj
🧵6 findings in thread
📱Report buff.ly/bL6y8Hj
🧵6 findings in thread
October 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
We've just published the most comprehensive study of news creators to date covering 24 countries. Authored by Nic Newman @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social, it identifies the most mentioned in each country
📱Report buff.ly/bL6y8Hj
🧵6 findings in thread
📱Report buff.ly/bL6y8Hj
🧵6 findings in thread
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Tomorrow, writer and journalist Theresia Graw will introduce her work and present her newest novel 𝘐𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘖𝘻𝘦𝘢𝘯 (In us the ocean)—a biography of Rachel Carson: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/.../index.html
#rccevents #envhum #writing #historicalnovels #RachelCarson
#rccevents #envhum #writing #historicalnovels #RachelCarson
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Tomorrow, writer and journalist Theresia Graw will introduce her work and present her newest novel 𝘐𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘖𝘻𝘦𝘢𝘯 (In us the ocean)—a biography of Rachel Carson: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/.../index.html
#rccevents #envhum #writing #historicalnovels #RachelCarson
#rccevents #envhum #writing #historicalnovels #RachelCarson
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It’s International Stress Awareness Week! I don’t know about you, but I am aware.
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
It’s International Stress Awareness Week! I don’t know about you, but I am aware.
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Raw Vision #124 has arrived.
Explore the extraordinary drawings of Chilean artist Alejandro Ulises Canales Sáenz — meditative, coral-like worlds born from a state deeper than conscious thought.
New subscribers save 15% with code NEWSUB.
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Explore the extraordinary drawings of Chilean artist Alejandro Ulises Canales Sáenz — meditative, coral-like worlds born from a state deeper than conscious thought.
New subscribers save 15% with code NEWSUB.
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Raw Vision Magazine | Outsider Art and Art Brut
Raw Vision is an art magazine celebrating outsider artists from around the world.
rawvision.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Raw Vision #124 has arrived.
Explore the extraordinary drawings of Chilean artist Alejandro Ulises Canales Sáenz — meditative, coral-like worlds born from a state deeper than conscious thought.
New subscribers save 15% with code NEWSUB.
rawvision.com/collections/...
Explore the extraordinary drawings of Chilean artist Alejandro Ulises Canales Sáenz — meditative, coral-like worlds born from a state deeper than conscious thought.
New subscribers save 15% with code NEWSUB.
rawvision.com/collections/...